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Originally Posted by wodin
Yes, along with some method to require you to "move" and not "copy". The objective here is to only have one instance of the file in your possession, unless you have paid for more than one.
Perhaps in your unbounded brilliance you can think of another way of doing it, but in my utter ignorance, the only way I can see is to build it into the library management software. When Microsoft gets into the ereader library management software business, then perhaps a letter to them might be in order. Why don't you take that little project on?
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I have a Mac, which has a "move" command for moving files to the Trash. I rather suspect, though, that the original file is just made invisible, until the Trash is emptied, at which time it is erased - and even then, has a residual existence somewhere in the hard drive.
But I think you are mistaken to focus the hypothetical Microsoft Move Command on ebooks. It seems to me that such a command would be a natural reaction to increased demand from content providers and digital app creators to protect intellectual property. I can foresee that we might get to the point where files "refuse" to be "copied," but allow themselves to be "moved."